Greg Sargent downplays illegal aliens taking stimulus bill jobs

Greg Sargent - a lightweight online "reporter" previously associated with Josh Marshall - now works for "Who Runs Gov", a Washington Post publication. A recent post follows talking points from others and tries to downplay the fact that - due to actions taken by high-level Democrats - a very large number of illegal aliens will be able to get jobs under the stimulus plan [1]:

Mainstream news outlets such as USA Today and CNN have pushed this line, citing a "study" done by a self-described immigration "think tank" that happens to promote anti-immigration materials. But a quick look at the facts shows that this assertion is built on shaky to non-existent evidence.

Sargent is simply trying to distract his readers from the fact that the Democrats are - once again - selling out U.S. workers. Every stimulus job that goes to an illegal alien is one that was taken away from a U.S. citizen. The Dems could have prevented that, but instead stripped a provision from the stimulus bill that would have ensured that only U.S. citizens were hired. The 300,000 number might be off - as I've pointed out - but it's still in the ballpark. And, even if it's just 100,000 - an unbelievably low number - that means that 100,000 unemployed U.S. citizens will have had a stimulus job taken away from them.

Due to a technical issue I'm unable to access the WhoRunsGov site directly, but I urge you to leave comments there pointing out what Sargent is doing. This appears to be part of a coordinated effort, and it would be good to nip it in the bud.

[1] theplumline.whorunsgov.com/stimulus-package/
usa-today-cnn-push-shaky-talking-point-that-stimulus-will-give-jobs-to-300000-illegal-immigrants

Wed, 03/11/2009 - 10:43 · · Importance: 4